Life and Death at Abbey Gate: The Fall of Afghanistan and the Operation to Save Our Allies by Cook, Mikael
Life and Death at Abbey Gate: The Fall of Afghanistan and the Operation to Save Our Allies by Cook, Mikael

Life and Death at Abbey Gate: The Fall of Afghanistan and the Operation to Save Our Allies

"...a brutal, honest account by an American veteran of what went wrong and how a few determined...
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Author: Mikael Cook
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Life and Death at Abbey Gate: The Fall of Afghanistan and the Operation to Save Our Allies by Cook, Mikael

Life and Death at Abbey Gate: The Fall of Afghanistan and the Operation to Save Our Allies

$56.50
Life and Death at Abbey Gate: The Fall of Afghanistan and the Operation to Save Our Allies by Cook, Mikael

Life and Death at Abbey Gate: The Fall of Afghanistan and the Operation to Save Our Allies

$56.50
Author: Mikael Cook
Format: Paperback
Language: English
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"...a brutal, honest account by an American veteran of what went wrong and how a few determined people tried to make it right. Beautifully crafted and deeply researched, it marks a vital contribution to the accounts that have come out of the War on Terror."-- Sebastian Junger, New York Times bestselling author

As the American government began a disastrous mass evacuation of its Afghan allies, a group of American veterans saw the writing on the wall--the people who had supported them on the ground over the past two decades were going to be left behind. Instead of watching on the sideline, they sprang into action. The effort became known nationally as #DigitalDunkirk, in reference to the civilian aspect of the evacuation of soldiers from the beaches of Dunkirk in 1940. As America's last days in Afghanistan came to a chaotic end, an ad-hoc group of veterans, intelligence assets and legislative aides undertook an extraordinary mission to honor the U.S. battlefield creed to leave no comrade behind.

Relying on cell phones and satellites as their weapons, they worked feverishly around the clock to help evacuate as many Afghans who had supported U.S. troops over the past twenty years as possible. As the desperate mass of Afghans tried to flee brutal Taliban rule, Marines of the 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, worked at Hamid Karzai International Airport's Abbey Gate in conditions that brought combat-hardened veterans to tears. After an ISIS suicide bomber detonated his S-vest, killing 13 U.S. service members, operations came to a halt.

Told through the eyes of Mikael, his Afghan friend Abdul and the 2/1 Marines on the ground, including a Marine squad leader who personally led the Afghans through the airport, Life and Death at Abbey Gate tells the story behind the story of the mass evacuation of over 124,000 Americans and Afghan allies during a two-week period in the summer of 2021.

This is an important story that should be read by all Americans. A story of leadership, empty government promises and the convictions of our military to stand by our allies in their time of need.

Author: Mikael Cook
Publisher: Casemate
Published: 02/15/2024
Pages: 192
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9781636243962
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